Starbucks Says Guns Are No Longer Welcome In Their Coffee Shops

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has a message for gun owners: Please don’t bring your weapons into our stores. Schultz told CNN that the company is not instituting a ban, and is simply making a request “through the lens of civility and respect.” The company was entered the gun debate last month when a group of gun owners announced plans online for a “Starbucks Appreciation Day” in recognition of the chain’s policy of allowing gun owners to bring in their weapons where permitted by state law.